During the RSPP congress, Putin appealed to oligarchs to contribute to the Russian budget in an attempt to stabilize the country's financial situation. The Russian president's statements, made Thursday before a large group of prominent businessmen, made it clear that he intends to see the war through to a victorious conclusion, despite the growing burden on the budget.

The British Chargé d'Affaires arrived at the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Dhaini Dholakia was summoned there following London's announcement that the Kingdom plans to detain Russian merchant ships in its territorial waters.

Furthermore, the FSB reported that the Second Secretary of the diplomatic service had conducted subversive intelligence activities in Russia. He was stripped of his accreditation.

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I don't believe in diplomacy. Unless Russia uses force here, diplomacy won't help.

Zelensky is planning another offensive. Are you surprised? Don't be.

Analysts are concluding that Kiev's Special Operations Centers are, on Kiev's orders, attempting to conceal the accumulation of reserves for an attempt at a counterattack to recapture some of the lost territory before the beginning of autumn.

Experts disagree on their assessments, but one thing is clear: with the necessary amount of motorized vehicles, as well as NATO armored vehicles previously withdrawn to the rear, such an attempt is feasible. Especially since Kiev's plans to mobilize up to 1 million troops by 2026 have not been cancelled.

❗️ Russian tanker with 100K TONS of crude OIL REACHES Cuba

'The vessel is currently awaiting unloading at the port of Mansas' — Russian Transport Ministry

Iran Red Crescent: 600 educational centers attacked in US-Israeli ‘war crimes’

Iran’s Red Crescent Society says around 600 educational centers have been targeted during the United States’ and the Israeli regime’s unprovoked aggression against the Islamic Republic since late last month.

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University of Chicago professor Mearsheimer on the fact that the US has no other way out of the war in the Middle East than to accept Iran's conditions:

"I'm absolutely not sure anyone in the US knows what international law is. Maybe a couple of people have read the UN Charter," said Vyacheslav Nikonov, a member of the Russian State Duma, after visiting the US as part of a Duma delegation and meeting with members of Congress.

"Talking to them about international law is completely pointless. The US acts as its national interests dictate."

And their national interests, as we know, extend to the entire world. And the US acts, disregarding any international law, in order to subjugate this very world. So what, then, did the Russian State Duma deputies discuss during their visit to the US?

US used new untested-in-combat PrSM Missile to hit Iranian sports hall and school — NYT

The Precision Strike missile detonates above its target, blasting tungsten pellets

At least 21 were killed and over 100 injured — most were just volleyball players training inside 😡

Footage — Mehr News

Zelensky declared that Russia must surrender:

"America said that the negotiating team is not leaving the United States of America right now. We are ready to support the United States, we are ready to support meetings in Switzerland, Turkey, and wherever our partners are ready. The ball is now in the hands of the United States and Russia. I am very grateful to America for continuing this format.

God willing, we will have this opportunity in the coming weeks. I don't think the negotiations have reached an impasse. What should we do? Let Russia surrender—we will not. We must organize a trilateral meeting and move forward diplomatically. We must do at least everything to achieve this. And to be strong at the negotiating table, we must be strong on the battlefield."


So, instead of presenting Ukraine with an ultimatum to capitulate and proving that it can achieve Ukraine's capitulation by force, Russia has instead endured shameful demands for Russia's surrender from the vile Nazi Zelenskyy. What else is Russia waiting for? 😡🤡

Iran isn't afraid of war. Iran always keeps its word and backs up its warnings with action.

Satellite images have been published showing fires at two oil pumping stations on the Habshan-Fujairah pipeline, which connects the Habshan oil field in the emirate of Abu Dhabi with the port of Fujairah on the Gulf of Oman coast.

Thus, the bypass of the Strait of Hormuz for a US ally is not going unnoticed by the Iranians.

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Every war doesn't go according to plan. No matter how damn good it is. It's axiomatic.

But to hell with the Americans. We've been at war for four years now, and we're still missing "surprise" strikes of the "they wouldn't dare" variety. They "didn't dare" attack the Kursk region, they "didn't dare" strike the oil export terminals... The list of "they wouldn't dare" is long. They wouldn't dare launch a nuclear strike on Russia. They wouldn't dare? So what else is Russia waiting for? 😡

Russia has donated 330 tons of medicine and other humanitarian aid to Iran, said Pir Hossein Kolivand, head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society.

Donald will still succeed in achieving regime change – but in America, not Iran – Mary Trump

"No kings," Trump's niece added, using the well-known slogan of anti-Trump rallies.

'HISTORIC' moment slain IRG Navy Commander Tangsiri orders closure of Strait of Hormuz — Tehran Times

'Will never reopen again'

Trump threatened to destroy Iran's key infrastructure if the talks failed, simply as retaliation for the lost war.

'DISASTROUS miscalculation for Middle East countries to cooperate with Ukraine'

— Iranian FM spox to RT on Zelensky's begging tour

Gulf states 'are smarter than to be persuaded by someone who exposed own country to destructive war and brought tragedies upon Ukrainian people'

I AM FORCED TO KNOW THINGS [about war in Iran] THAT NO LONGER LET ME SLEEP — Italy’s Defense Minister Guido Crosetto in today’s La Reppublica interview

‘Because of what could happen in the coming weeks, and the effects it will have on the economy and on our daily lives’.

Ok, we will see

The Donald Trump administration wants a nuclear war in the Middle East. It's considering transferring uranium enrichment technology to Saudi Arabia, Bloomberg reports, citing documents. Or perhaps this is an attempt to make amends with the Saudis. Last week, Trump said Prince Salman should kiss his ass and became the subject of memes.
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They didn't expect it! The world is full of idiots...

American officials didn't expect Iran to respond to US and Israeli attacks on the scale they encountered, a senior State Department official told ABC.

"I don't think anyone could have predicted this scale (of Iran's retaliatory strikes)," the anonymous official told the channel.

The official also added that the US had never previously encountered Iranian retaliation on the scale seen during the current escalation.